See also: boïar

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boiar (plural boiars)

  1. Archaic form of boyar.

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Etymology 1 edit

Ultimately from Russian боя́рин (bojárin).

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boiar m (plural boiars)

  1. boyar

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From boia +‎ -ar.

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boiar (first-person singular present boio, first-person singular preterite boí, past participle boiat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to float (especially something which has been submerged)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to prosper, to succeed
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Etymology edit

From boia.

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  • Hyphenation: boi‧ar

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boiar (first-person singular present boio, first-person singular preterite boiei, past participle boiado)

  1. to float
    Synonym: flutuar
  2. to waft
  3. to drown

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